Deck 3: Authority to Detain and Arrest; Use of Force

Question 1

Terry v. Ohio gave police officers the power to:

A) chase suspects across state lines in fresh pursuit
B) follow suspects into their homes in hot pursuit
C) briefly detain individuals for questioning
D) all of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The following is the minimum requirement for an investigatory stop:

A) reasonable suspicion
B) hunch
C) probable cause
D) habeas corpus

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Probable cause is required to:

A) make a Terry stop
B) obtain a search warrant
C) ask a suspect to take a Breathalyzer test
D) both a & b

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Fourth Amendment recognizes ____ classes of seizures.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 5

Which of the following is a not requirement for the proper execution of an arrest warrant?

A) party executing the warrant must be the specific officer or a member of the class of officers to whom the warrant is directed
B) the officer must either serve the warrant or advise the arrestee that a warrant has been issued
C) the arresting officer must read the arrestee his or her rights
D) the warrant must be executed within the territorial jurisdiction of the magistrate who ordered it

Question 6

The consensual aspects of an encounter vanish once a police officer's conduct conveys the message that the suspect is not free to terminate the encountered leave. This police officer conduct is known as:

A) reasonable suspicion
B) show of legal authority
C) arrest
D) Terry stop

Question 7

Which of the following does not meet the Supreme Court's standard of constitutional reasonableness for the use of deadly force under Tennessee v. Garner:

A) preventing the escape of an individual suspected of any felony
B) the suspect threatens the officer with a weapon
C) the suspect has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm
D) the suspect has threatened another person with a weapon

Question 8

The Fourth Amendment protects against the following:

A) self-incrimination
B) unreasonable searches and seizures
C) warrants issued without probable cause
D) both b & c

Question 9

The following are legitimate reasons to use force, except for:

A) to stop people from "mouthing off"
B) to overcome resistance
C) to protect others from physical harm
D) to prevent escape

Question 10

Which of the following is an exception that excuses the need for a warrant or knocking on the door to a residence?

A) exigent circumstances
B) hot pursuit
C) consent
D) all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is not a typical requirement for an arrest warrant?

A) that it have the signature of the arresting officer
B) that it name or otherwise identify the person to be arrested
C) that it have the signature of the judge of the court who issued it
D) that it describe the offense charged in general enough terms sufficient to apprise the arrested person of the nature of the charges

Question 12

Voluntary police/suspect encounters are regulated by the Fourth Amendment.

Question 13

Tips from concerned citizens who identify themselves and report on matters of which they have personal knowledge do not need further corroboration before they can provide reasonable suspicion.

Question 14

An officer must be able to do the following to satisfy the reasonable suspicion requirement:

A) point to the behavior of the detainee that is different from one might ordinarily expect of an innocent person in the vicinity
B) explain why the detainee's behavior suggests the possibility of criminal activity
C) both a & b
D) none of the above

Question 15

An investigatory detention is a limited seizure made for the purpose of investigating the circumstances that aroused the officer's suspicion.

Question 16

Reasonable suspicion is necessary to:

A) stop a motor vehicle at a fixed checkpoint.
B) ask for permission to look inside a woman's handbag.
C) frisk a person for a weapon.
D) frisk a person for a weapon.

Question 17

Having a criminal record or being in the company of others who have criminal records is insufficient standing alone to provide reasonable suspicion.

Question 18

No level of suspicion is required to:

A) detain a person for less than 15 minutes.
B) knock on a person's door and ask for permission to speak to them.
C) stop a motorist to check his/hr driver's license.
D) do any of the above.

Question 19

Fourth Amendment protection against warrantless arrests applies when an individual is:

A) inside his or her motel room
B) behind a closed front door
C) standing on his or her front porch
D) both a & b

Question 20

Which of the following terms is not mentioned in the text of the Fourth Amendment

A) seizure.
B) arrest.
C) warrant.
D) probable cause.

Question 21

A warrant must always identify the person to be arrested by his or her full name.